But after nearly two years of plodding investigations and more than a few anxious moments, justice for the U.S. skaters, though delayed, has not been denied. Based on that ruling, the International Skating Union said Tuesday the U.S. team would be elevated from silver medalists to gold. There are countless athletes in history, through the decades, that have not had the moment that we have just now had. Holding a three-team ceremony would be awkward and unnecessarily bring back memories of Valieva's joy-sapping cheating. "When all of this initially happened, the first thing that came to everyone's mind was we would love to have a true Olympic medal ceremony, and so for us, that would be a medal ceremony at the Paris Games this summer," she said.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 31, 2024 01:57 UTC